NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough and women's basketball coach Jane Albright were the two guest speakers at the Athletic Board meeting held Wednesday. Rosborough talked to the board members about the season's "young" team and made reference to...

The NIU women's volleyball team started out hot last night against Illinois-Chicago, but the Flames extinguished the Huskies' fire and came out on top in four games by scores of 15-12, 10-15, 14-16 and 8-15. The North Star Conference opening loss dropped...

The NIU field hockey team reached a first—it received its first loss at Huskie Stadium. Northwestern sweeper Lorette Vorstman's penalty-corner goal with just 25 seconds remaining in the game, ended all chances of a win for the Huskie team in a 2-0 loss...

With more than half the season finished, the NIU volleyball team will shift gears and race into the North Star Conference season. The Huskies (9-7) open their conference schedule today against the Illinois-Chicago Flames (11-11) at 7:30 p.m. NIU head...

Monday night's practice was not nearly as harsh as one would expect for a team that lost 45-0 over the weekend, but it was the type of practice NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone felt the squad needed. The Huskies had a short, padless practice with an...

The NIU women's volleyball team split two matches in California over the weekend to advance its season record to 9-7. The Huskies battled U.S. International Thursday night and posted a hard-earned 15-12, 15-13, 17-15 victory at the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish...

NIU cager fans got a sneak preview at the bewitching hour Friday. Opening night for both the men's and women's basketball squads was both a show for the crowd and a hint of what can be expected for the 1988-89 seasons. While "Midnight Madness" started...

Let's play three. The NIU softball team did—winning two and losing one—Sunday at the Iowa Invitational in Iowa City. The competition marked the end of the fall season during which the Huskies posted a 9-5 record. NIU started the day against the Nebraska...

Two successful penalty kicks enabled the Bearcats of Cincinnati to down the Huksies 2-0 in the final NIU Big Central Soccer Conference match of the season Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Cincinnati forward Greg Page went to net twice following Huskie fouls...

LAFAYETTE, La.—At least the NIU football team was able to crawl out of "the swamp" alive. Offensive mistakes led to a 45-0 drowning of the Huskies by the quicker Southwestern Louisiana Saturday at Cajun Field ("the swamp"). The Homecoming shutout was...

A 33-20 loss to Toledo last Saturday left a sour taste in the mouths of the NIU football players. Nothing a little Cajun cooking can't take care of. The 4-2 Huskies will enter bayou country for a 4 p.m. match on Cajun Field Saturday against Southwestern...

The NIU women's basketball team will follow the men into the season during the Midnight Madness. Or should we say precede the men. The women will play the first 12-minute scrimmage Friday night, followed by the men's scrimmage. Then, the men will hold...